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Plant description
Melaleuca 'Little Red' is a wonderfully coloured shrub with bright red new growth on a dense and compact shrub. The new red leaves are produced in warm months. It bears white flowers through the year. A great foliage plant that has the form of a conifer but flowers as well. Great for landscaping work, and will tolerate wet and poor soils and periods of dryness. Grows to a metre wide and high, so can be grown as a low hedge. Good for subtropical to temperate climates.
Further reading: Hedges and
Pruning a hedge in 7 steps (articles written by horticulturalist Angus Stewart).
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: white
Flowering season: spring summer autumn winter
Scent
The foliage is fragrant
Plant size
Maximum height: 1.2 metres
Minimum height: 1 metres
Maximum width: 1.2 metres
Minimum width: 1 metres
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Light frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Yes. Attracts: Birds, insects.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate, subtropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: wet, moist, well-drained.
Clay: wet, moist, well-drained.
Sand: wet, moist.
Miscellaneous information
Native to: Australia.
Planting season: not specified.
Types of fertiliser: not specified.
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